Augustus

Augustus is a boy name of Latin origin, meaning Great, venerable and majestic.

What Augustus means

Great, venerable and majestic.

Augustus sits at 8 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop. Its 4 vowels give it a flowing rhythm.

Where Augustus comes from

Latin names travelled through the Roman world and then through the Church, which is why so many survive across Europe in local variants. A great many were originally descriptive — of virtue, of appearance, or of birth order.

Augustus is recorded as Latin in origin. Browse other Latin names.

How popular is Augustus?

You will not find Augustus in the top 100 boy names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.

The character of Augustus

Two ideas meet in Augustus: royalty and rule, strength and the long-established classics. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.

Themes: Royal, Strong, Classic

Names like Augustus

These share Augustus's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

• Victoria — Victory.
• Edward — Wealthy guardian.
• August — Great, venerable, majestic.
• Roman — Citizen of Rome; strong.
• Julius — Youthful; downy-bearded.
• Lawrence — Crowned with laurel.
• Maximus — The greatest.
• Octavian — The eighth-born.
• Romulus — Founder of Rome.
• Severus — Stern; resolute.
• Titus — Title of honour; a defender.
• Vincent — Conquering; prevailing.

More Latin names

• Augustine — Great and venerable.
• Aurelia — The golden one.
• Augusta — Great and venerable.
• Aurelio — The golden one.
• August — Great, venerable, majestic.
• Aurelius — The golden one.
• Arabella — Yielding to prayer; beautiful.
• Aurora — Dawn; goddess of sunrise.
• April — Opening buds of spring.
• Autumn — The harvest season.